How To Restore Wooden Furniture - D.I.Y. At Bunnings

I'm going to show you how to restore wooden furniture .

These are the tools and equipment to do the job .

I've got my sander and a variety of sanding pads to get a nice fine finish my turps to clean it all up when I finish sanding it .

I've got my paint , some brushes , drop sheets to protect the surfaces and of course my safety gear .

I love old furniture .

I'm gonna restore grandma's old table .

There's a lot of memories on this table from when I was a child , but it's definitely had better days .

The first step is to give it a good clean with a damp cloth .

The reason we give it a good clean is to make sure we've got all the dirt and grit .

So it doesn't affect the sanding and scratch the surface .

Later on now , we're ready to sand .

I'm going to start first with a coarse grade sandpaper to remove all the old varnish .

The coffee , the wine stains for many years of use , don't forget your safety equipment and always use a drop sheet to protect your floors and surfaces for this project .

I'm only going to restore the top .

I'm going to leave the legs and underneath exactly as they are , give it a good dust off in between sanding to see how you're going .

As you can see , it's starting to look good now , but it's still a little patchy .

So I wanna do some more sanding still .

It's important to check the sandpaper regularly as the grip will wear down with use .

What I'm aiming for is to go back to the raw timber like this bit here .

So we'll keep going with the coarse sandpaper until we get to there .

Ok .

I'm really happy with how that's starting to look now .

But I'm gonna use a nice high grit sandpaper to give a nice smooth finish before painting .

This is a 2 40 grip which will give a really nice fine smooth finish , the higher the grip , the smoother , the finish .

So I'm really happy with the way it looks now , I'm going to dry , brush it off and then using a little bit of mineral turps , I'll wipe it off to get any fine residue that might still be left .

Once the mineral turpentine has dried , we're ready to stain or varnish it .

I've chosen to give this one a clear varnish , give the varnish a good stir first .

This varnish goes un milky , but dries clear and will really bring out the grain in the timber .

I'm lucky there's good ventilation in this room .

But if you're in a closed in area , wear a mask always read the instructions on the back of your tin for drying time .

Once this coat of varnish has dried , I'm going to give it a light hand sand .

This ensures I'll have a nice smooth glossy finish at the end .

And then I'm gonna give its final coat of varnish .

Make sure you always give the can a very good stir in between coats at each time you use it , especially for the final coat .

I'm gonna follow the grain of the timber with nice long strokes to make sure it's brushed off to a nice finish at the end .

I'm really happy with how grandma's table turned out , doesn't it look great ?

And that's how you restore wooden furniture ?